Materials selection in mechanical design / Michael F. Ashby.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ashby, M. F.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Materials.

Engineering design.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (665 p.)

Edition:

4th ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Understanding materials, their properties and behavior is fundamental to engineering design, and a key application of materials science. Written for all students of engineering, materials science and design, this book describes the procedures for material selection in mechanical design in order to ensure that the most suitable materials for a given application are identified from the full range of materials and section shapes available. Extensively revised for this fourth edition, Materials Selection in Mechanical Design is recognized as one of the leading materials selection texts, an

Contents:

Front Cover; Materials Selection in Mechanical Design; Copyright; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Features of the Fourth Edition; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Introduction and Synopsis; 1.2 Materials in Design; 1.3 The Evolution of Engineering Materials; 1.4 The Evolution of Materials in Products; 1.5 Summary and Conclusions; 1.6 Further Reading; The history and evolution of materials; Vacuum cleaners; Cameras; Aircraft; 2. The Design Process; 2.1 Introduction and Synopsis; 2.2 The Design Process; 2.3 Types of Design; 2.4 Design Tools and Materials Data

2.5 Function, Material, Shape, and Process2.6 Case Study: Devices to Open Corked Bottles; 2.7 Summary and Conclusions; 2.8 Further Reading; General texts on design methodology; General texts on materials selection in design; And on corks and corkscrews; 3. Engineering Materials and Their Properties; 3.1 Introduction and Synopsis; 3.2 The Families of Engineering Materials; 3.3 Materials Information for Design; 3.4 Material Properties and Their Units; General properties; Mechanical properties; Thermal properties; Electrical properties; Optical properties; Eco-properties

3.5 Summary and Conclusions3.6 Further Reading; 4. Material Property Charts; 4.1 Introduction and Synopsis; 4.2 Exploring Material Properties; 4.3 The Material Property Charts; The modulus-density chart; The strength-density chart; The modulus-strength chart; The specific stiffness-specific strength chart; The fracture toughness-modulus chart; The fracture toughness-strength chart; The loss coefficient-modulus chart; The thermal conductivity-electrical resistivity chart; The thermal conductivity-thermal diffusivity chart; The thermal expansion-thermal conductivity chart

The thermal expansion-modulus chartThe maximum service temperature chart; Friction and wear; Cost bar charts; The modulus-relative cost chart; The strength-relative cost chart; 4.4 Summary and Conclusions; 4.5 Further Reading; 5. Materials Selection-The Basics; 5.1 Introduction and Synopsis; 5.2 The Selection Strategy; Material attributes; Selection strategies; Translation; Screening: Attribute limits; Ranking: Material indices; Documentation; Local conditions; 5.3 Material Indices; How general are material indices?; 5.4 The Selection Procedure; Translation and deriving the index

Screening: Applying attribute limitsRanking: Indices on charts; Documentation; 5.5 Computer-Aided Selection; 5.6 The Structural Index; 5.7 Summary and Conclusions; 5.8 Further Reading; 6. Case Studies: Materials Selection; 6.1 Introduction and Synopsis; 6.2 Materials for Oars; 6.3 Mirrors for Large Telescopes; 6.4 Materials for Table Legs; 6.5 Cost: Structural Materials for Buildings; 6.6 Materials for Flywheels; 6.7 Materials for Springs; 6.8 Elastic Hinges and Couplings; 6.9 Materials for Seals; 6.10 Deflection-limited Design with Brittle Polymers; 6.11 Safe Pressure Vessels

6.12 Stiff, High-damping Materials for Shaker Tables

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-282-87870-0

9786612878701

0-08-095223-2

OCLC:

700701903